Location sharing that’s voluntary, transparent, and in your control.
Beacon gives individuals the option to share their real-time location with their organization during recalls, emergencies, or high-tempo events. It is 100% voluntary, only active when the member chooses, and always visible to the user.
No background tracking.
No passive collection.
No surprises — ever.
What Is Beacon?
Beacon is Rapid Recall’s voluntary location-sharing feature, built to help leaders coordinate during emergencies or accountability events while respecting personal privacy.
Beacon is:
- User-initiated
- User-visible
- Temporary
- Revocable at any time
- Designed for trusted teams and duty-of-care scenarios
Users may choose to enable Beacon while traveling, during high-risk operations, or when they want to reduce manual reporting workload.
This ensures a strong balance between safety, operational clarity, and individual autonomy.
How Beacon Works
Step 1: A member taps “Share My Location”
Step 2: They choose the duration and frequency of location sharing
Step 3: They can stop sharing at any time
Step 4: Leaders with permissions can view only what’s shared
Step 5: Beacon stops when user-defined limits are reached or when the user revokes permission
Everything is visible to the user.
Nothing happens without explicit consent.
When Beacon Is Useful
Emergencies where responders need to be found quickly
Beacon helps when:
- A member needs assistance
- Someone is affected by a hazard
- A responder is en route to a station or staging point
- A leader needs visibility to ensure safety
The member chooses when to share and when to stop.
Accountability during high-tempo operations
Some individuals may opt to enable Beacon during:
- Recalls
- Severe weather
- Multi-alarm incidents
- Mobilizations
- Drill weekends
- Duty-of-care check-ins
Others may choose not to — and that’s okay.
Beacon is designed to support operational clarity without compromising trust.
Travel, duty status, or coordination scenarios
When members are:
- Traveling
- On temporary assignment
- Checking in from the road
- Coordinating with a team in real time
- Navigating to a staging area
Beacon gives leaders an accurate, consent-based view of movement.
Who Uses the COP?
Key Capabilities
- 100% voluntary location sharing
- User controls start and stop
- Adjustable duration and frequency of sharing
- Clear visual indicator when active
- Integration with Event accountability
Security & Data Protection
Beacon was designed with privacy as a core requirement. The system:
Stores no historical location trails
Updates only while sharing is active
Stops immediately when the member turns it off
Operates only with explicit location permissions
Is hosted in AWS GovCloud
Follows a SOC2-aligned security posture
Handles operational but non-sensitive PII
Requires no ATO under standard use conditions
This ensures trust for both individuals and organizations.
What our partners say about us
Questions? We have answers.
Rapid Recall is deployed on AWS GovCloud and requires two-factor authentication for admin sign-in. Our development and operations practices follow industry-standard security frameworks, including code reviews, automated vulnerability scanning, and continuous infrastructure monitoring. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
Data is encrypted at rest and in transit within our application. The Rapid Recall Messenger delivers messages through our platform, so your messages benefit from this encryption. However, if messages are sent via SMS or email, those channels have their own security limitations and are not encrypted by Rapid Recall.
No. Messages can be sent via phone call, email, or text without recipients needing to download any software. If your plan includes Rapid Recall Messenger, recipients will need to download the app to receive messages through that channel.
Contact us through the form on this site, and we'll help you find the right plan for your unit. Rapid Recall operates as a commercial SaaS platform outside the DoD Information Network, so no ATO or lengthy procurement process is required to get started.
No. Rapid Recall is a SOC 2 Type II–aligned commercial SaaS platform hosted in FedRAMP-authorized cloud infrastructure. It operates outside the DoD Information Network (DoDIN) and can be used to handle only non-CUI contact and coordination data. As an external commercial service and not a DoD information system, it is not subject to the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) under DoDI 8510.01 and does not require an Authority to Operate (ATO).
Member real-time location sharing is entirely opt-in. Members choose whether to share their location, how precise that information is, and for how long — or they can choose not to share at all. Rapid Recall is built on the principle that your people share what they choose, when they choose. No real-time location data is collected without explicit member consent.
